Packard's Alpine Orbweaver

Aculepeira packardii

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARAG3010
Common Name: 
Packard's Alpine Orbweaver
Scientific Name: 
Aculepeira packardii
Synonyms: 
Epeira aculeata
Araneus septentrionalis
Aculepeira verae
Epeira packardii
Naming References: 
R197
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Araneidae
Habitat
Webs of this spider have been observed in alpine meadows in western Colorado at 2500-3000 meters elevation (Dondale et al. 2003).
References: 
R164
Distribution

Ecozones

Southern Arctic, Taiga Plains
References: 
B160

Distribution

Yukon Territory to Labrador, south to Chihuahua, Mexico and to northern Pennsylvania; Russian far east, southern Siberia, and northern China. In the NWT, the species has been recorded from near Great Bear Lake and the Mackenzie Delta (Dondale et al. 2003).
Score: 
U
References: 
HSS001

Number of Occurrences

Two occurrences documented in the NWT: one near the south shore of Great Bear Lake and the other in the area of the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula.
Score: 
A
References: 
W034
B160
HSS001
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Regional experts consider this species to be poorly known and unrankable in the NWT.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Rank drafted by S. Cannings, M. Anions, P. Paquin, D. Buckle, and R. Bennett in 2010. Rank reviewed in 2014 by R. Bennett; no change. Reviewed by R. Bennett in 2023; no change.
Last Updated: 
July 16, 2024
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Ecozones

  • Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. (2003) The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae).. in The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp. 371 pp. - B160 Return

Habitat

  • Dondale, C.D., Redner, J.H. and Marusik, Y.M. (1997) Spiders (Araneae) of the Yukon in Danks, H.V. and J.A. Downes. 1997. Insects of the Yukon.. Biological Survey of Cnada (Terrestrial Arthropods) pp.73-113 http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/pdf/dondale.pdf - R164 Return

Naming

  • Bennett, Robb (2010) DRAFT LIST OF SPIDERS IN CANADA Phylum Chelicerata; Class Arachnida; Order Araneae. - R197 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Shorthouse, D. Editor (2007) The Nearctic Spider Database. WWW Electronic Publication http://canadianarachnology.dyndns.org/data/canada_spiders/ - W034 Return
  • Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. (2003) The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae).. in The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp. 371 pp. - B160 Return
  • Bennett R. in Hebert, R. (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS Spiders with ranks poposed by Robb Bennett (09/05/2014). e copy - HSS001 Return

Range Extent

  • Bennett R. in Hebert, R. (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS Spiders with ranks poposed by Robb Bennett (09/05/2014). e copy - HSS001 Return